Stephen Gitonga
Functional Title:
Regional Energy and Environment Specialist
Institution:
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Email Address:
stephen.gitonga@undp.org
Phone Number:
+962796685331
Bio
Mr. Gitonga has held several posts on energy and climate change in his career. He is currently working as the Regional Energy and Environment Specialist in the Nature, Climate and Energy Team at the UNDP Regional Hub for Arab States, based in Amman, Jordan. In this role, he supports UNDP Country Offices across the Arab region on matters related to clean energy transition, energy access and environment in the context of sustainable development. In the Arab States, his support includes actions related to sustainable energy and environment in GCC, middle income, fragile and countries in crisis contexts.
Before joining the Regional Hub, he worked at the UNDP HQ in New York as Global Lead and Policy Advisor on energy coordinating and providing policy and programming support at the global level. He has extensive experience in energy and climate change policy programming, coordination and policy support at community, national, regional, and global levels. He has published over 40 thematic papers on the topic of energy, climate change and sustainable development.
Mr. Gitonga has held several posts on energy and climate change in his career. He is currently working as the Regional Energy and Environment Specialist in the Nature, Climate and Energy Team at the UNDP Regional Hub for Arab States, based in Amman, Jordan. In this role, he supports UNDP Country Offices across the Arab region on matters related to clean energy transition, energy access and environment in the context of sustainable development. In the Arab States, his support includes actions related to sustainable energy and environment in GCC, middle income, fragile and countries in crisis contexts.
Before joining the Regional Hub, he worked at the UNDP HQ in New York as Global Lead and Policy Advisor on energy coordinating and providing policy and programming support at the global level. He has extensive experience in energy and climate change policy programming, coordination and policy support at community, national, regional, and global levels. He has published over 40 thematic papers on the topic of energy, climate change and sustainable development.
Environment
Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise:
Programm and project management, coordination and resource mobilisation
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Communication
- Data analysis
- Programming
- Project management
- Resource mobilization
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| Urban and Regional Planning | University of Nairobi | 1990-06-30 |
| Title | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Energy Subsidy Reform: International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington DC | 2021-03-10 |
| Nuclear Energy: Science, Systems and Society: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Boston | 2021-05-15 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| GPA (2022) The State of the Humanitarian Energy Sector: Challenges, Progress and Issues in 2022. Global Platform for Action on Sustainable Energy in Displacement Settings. UNITAR Publishing. Geneva, Switzerland. | https://www.humanitarianenergy.org/assets/resources/GPA_report_Executive_Summary_screen.pdf | Co-Author |
